Rhonnda Edmiston of Howard S. Wright, Chris Denzin of Qwest, Jaime Ramos of Ramos Landscape, Troy Dickerson of Howard S. Wright, Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman for the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Sciences, Michael Cobb of ODOT, and Jorge Guerra (accepting the award for Mellissa Davis, volunteer of the year award winner) at the 2011 OAME Luncheon.

As part of the Food Week Celebration, Commissioner Saltzman visited with students at Madison High School. According to their site, Food Week is a chance for "students, staff, parents, families and the community...to learn about food sustainability and food security while building community around eating, gardening, and having fun.

Portland celebrated the Emperor of Japan's birthday on December 23, 2010 with a visit from Consul General Takamichi Okabe. For the second consecutive year, the city raised the Japanese and U.S. flags in front of City Hall, an honor reserved for countries that maintain full diplomatic missions to Oregon (currently Japan and Mexico).